*Cathal Talty celebrates a Kilmurry Ibrickane score as a bemused Shane Bermingham of Doonbeg looks on. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. KILMURRY IBRICKANE are through to a ninth Clare SFC semi-final in eleven seasons after surviving a stern challenge from the ever-determined Doonbeg.
*Kilmurry Ibrickane’s Daniel Walsh gets away from Lissycasey midfielder, Ben Skerritt. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. KILMURRY IBRICKANE are the first side assured of a place in the knockout stages of the TUS Clare SFC after dismantling Lissycasey in comprehensive fashion.
*Paudie Considine kicked the winning score for Ennistymon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ENNISTYMON are one step away from capturing the John Marrinan memorial thanks to a one point U21A football semi-final victory over Kilmurry Ibrickane.
ONE of West Clare’s busiest stores has received a national retail award for the second year running.
*Seanie Malone and Shane Hickey square off. Photograph: James Downes KILMURRY IBRICKANE took the spoils in the West Clare derby against St Joseph’s Miltown to begin their Clare SFC campaign with a win.
*Kilmurry Ibrickane’s match-winner Cathal Talty keeps the ball from Conall Meade and Enda O’Gorman. Photograph: James Downes. KILMURRY IBRICKANE will host St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield in the semi-finals of the Cusack Cup after overcoming neighbours St Joseph’s Miltown.
*Kilmurry Ibrickane’s Dermot Coughlan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILMURRY IBRICKANE are to be without star forward, Dermot Coughlan for their semi-final tie with Cratloe in the TUS Clare senior football championship.
Pictured at the recent MACE Excellence Awards for achieving exceptional standards in retailing, held in Lawlor’s Hotel, in Naas in Co Kildare, were Tom Fleming MACE ROA with Anne Keyes, MACE Lahinch Road Ennis, Grainne Talty and TJ Talty, MACE Lissycasey. THREE MACE stores in Clare were honoured for achieving exceptional standards in retailing.
*Kilmurry Ibrickane manager, James Murrihy. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography WINNING THE opening round of the Clare senior football championship will give Kilmurry Ibrickane “room to manoeuvre” in their remaining group games.
*Paul Reidy. WINNING COUNTY and provincial titles has already made 2023 “an incredible year” for the senior football side of St Joseph’s Spanish Point.